New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, after registering a 91-run win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) on Sunday, said a big win would have helped, but had the victory been better if it had been achieved earlier in the season. After this win, CSK's team can still make it to the playoffs. However, now everything will depend on the if-But. Csk has 8 points from 11 matches and now has to play their next matches against Mumbai Indians (MI), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
In all these matches, if Dhoni's team wins, he will have 16 points and his hopes of reaching the playoffs will remain intact. However, if the team loses in a single match, then it will be out of the tournament. At the moment, two teams have 16-16 points and two have 14-14 points. Regarding the equation of reaching the playoffs, CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said, "I am not a big fan of math. I wasn't good at school either. Thinking about the run-rate doesn't help. When two other teams are playing, you don't want to be under pressure and thinking. You just have to think about what to do in the next game. If we make it to the playoffs, great. But, even if we can't make it, this world won't end.''
Dhoni said after the win, "Winning with a big margin has helped, but it would have been better if it had been won earlier. It was the perfect match though. The batsmen did well. I wanted to win the toss and field first, but it was this kind of a match where you want to lose the toss. The openers prepared a good stage, which helped. We had to make sure their big hitters didn't get into a rhythm. Simarjeet and Mukesh have taken time to mature, all the players take their time.''
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